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Characterization of North American Lignite Fly Ashes II. XRD Mineralogy

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X-ray powder diffraction has been used to determine the crystalline phase mineralogy in samples of fly ash from each of the lignite mining areas of North America. The characteristic phases of North Dakota lignite fly ashes were periclase, lime, merwinite and the sulfate phases anhydrite, thenardite and a sodalite-structure phase. Mullite was absent in these low-Al2O3 ashes. Montana lignite ash mineralogy had characteristics of ND lignite and MT subbituminous coal fly ashes; mullite and C3A were present and the alkali sulfates were absent. Texas and Louisiana lignite fly ashes had the characteristic mineralogy of bituminous coal fly ash: quartz, mullite, ferrite-spinel (magnetite) and minor hematite. Even though their analytical CaO contents were 7–14%, all but one lacked crystalline CaO-containing phases. Lignite fly ashes from Saskatchewan were generally the least crystalline of those studied and had a mineralogy consisting of quartz, mullite, ferrite spinel and periclase. Quantitative XRD data were obtained. The position of the diffuse scattering maximum in the x-ray diffractograms was indicative of the glass composition of the lignite fly ash.

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  1. D. M. Johansen

    Present address: National Bureau of Standards, 20899, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

  2. S. J. Steinwand

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, IA, USA

  3. K. D. Swanson

    Present address: Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, 3715, Madison, WI, USA

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  1. Department of Chemistry, North Dakota State University, 58105, Fargo, ND, USA

    G. J. McCarthy, D. M. Johansen, A. Thedchanamoorthy, S. J. Steinwand & K. D. Swanson

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McCarthy, G.J., Johansen, D.M., Thedchanamoorthy, A. et al. Characterization of North American Lignite Fly Ashes II. XRD Mineralogy. MRS Online Proceedings Library 113, 99–105 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-113-99

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